He faced an early exit out of the giant slalom - but managed a sweet revenge over his younger brother Philipp (who won the Olympic PSG final) winning the parallel slalom at the World Championships.
Simon Schoch was unparalleled on course; he complemented the win to his enthusiasm and fitness, and quoted,
“I absolutely wanted to win a World Championships medal. That I did it in front of all the fans is the best thing that could happen.”
Rok Flander of Slovenia managed to stick is nose ahead of Austrian Andreas Prommegger for the final podium spot.
It was Heidi Neururer who finished at the pinnacle in the Woman’s event (registering her first ever victory at the World Championship), while Marion Kreiner and Doresia Krings followed for the second and third respectively.
